From the Texas Tribune: The Texas Education Agency is investigating roughly 180 complaints against teachers who have been accused of making inappropriate comments online about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death as several educators across the state have already been punished for allegedly doing so.
In the days since Kirk was shot and killed during an event he hosted at Utah Valley University, lawmakers and activists have called for the firings and removals of anyone mocking Kirk or celebrating his death.
On Monday, Gov. Greg Abbott alleged the complaints amounted to over 100 teachers, and that statements against Kirk “called for or incite violence” in a social media post.
The Texas Education Agency did not respond to questions about what policy or ethics code violation would be broken if a teacher made what was considered to be an inappropriate comment. The TEA provided a statement from agency commissioner Mike Morath, who said he would recommend the State Board for Educator Certification suspend the licenses of teachers who are disciplined.
“While all educators are held to a high standard of professionalism, there is a difference between comments made in poor taste and those that call for and incite further violence — the latter of which is clearly unacceptable,” Morath said.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott commented on the situation, writing on X, “The Texas Education Agency is investigating Texas teachers whose actions called for or incite violence following the Charlie Kirk assassination. Those educators—more than 100–will “have their teacher certification suspended and be ineligible to teach in a Texas public school.””
The Texas Education Agency is investigating Texas teachers whose actions called for or incite violence following the Charlie Kirk assassination.
Those educators—more than 100–will “have their teacher certification suspended and be ineligible to teach in a Texas public school.” https://t.co/WKXt9H1G4c
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) September 15, 2025
X user Libs of TikTok, whose real name is Chaya Raichik, then asked Abbott to look into another Texas elementary teacher, who literally called for her own death as well.
Can you please look into this one? https://t.co/yIOKUZIlVX
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 15, 2025
The Texas Education Agency is investigating teachers and staff who have “posted and/or shared reprehensible and inappropriate content on social media” about the assassination of Charlie Kirk. pic.twitter.com/mY2wpK8L3r
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) September 13, 2025
READ MORE from the Texas Tribune.
Roughly 180 complaints filed against Texas teachers for alleged comments on killing of Charlie Kirk. https://t.co/r28yZicHHx
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) September 16, 2025
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